Means for protecting window glass in windows and doors of motor vehicles when paint is applied



Dec. 25,1928. 1,696,202

R. M. HARRIS MEANS FOR PROTECTING wmnow GLASS IN wnwows AND noons OFMOTOR VEHICLES WHEN PAINT IS APPLIED Filed Oct. 24, 192? "l nu.:lll,rlliprlllp"llliil.

INVENTOR W0 NEY Patented Dec. 25,1928.

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RICHARD M. HARRIS, or DALLAS, TEXAS.

MEANS FOR rnornc'rme WINDOW eLAss IN VJINDO'W'S AND noone or MoronVEHICLES WHENPAINT 1's nrrrirnn.

Application filed October 24, 1927. Serial No. 228,190. r

This invention relates to improvements in means for protecting windowglass in windows and doors of motor vehicles when paint is applied orlacquer placed on the vehicle, either b brush or compressed air, and insuch connectlon it relates more particularly to the arrangement andconstruction of the device.

In applying lacquer or paint by brush or compressed air to motor vehiclewindow and door frames and parts where glass is used as a closure forthe window, door or other opening, it is diflicult if not impossible toavoid getting paint or lacquer on the glass covering the opening,rendering it necessary afterwards to scrape off the paint or lacquerwith a sharp instrument, This is true also in painting lass coveringssuch as windows and doors in dwelling and other buildings.

The present invention provides a means for covering up the sides of theglass in the window, door or other opening while the paint or lacquer isbeing applied, and after the painting is finished the device hereinillustrated can be removed quickly, leaving the window glass or uponwhatever used in aperfectly clean and satisfactory condition.

The invention will be clearly understood from a perusal of the followingdetailed description, taken in connection with the ac companyingdrawings forming part hereof and in which:

Figure 1 1s a partial side elevational view of a motor vehicle,illustrating the device in quer to the vehicle.

operative position thereon.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device. Figure 3 represents alongitudinal sectional view, taken along the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of two of the devices joinedtogether, illustrating the manner of connecting them in operation.

Figures 5,6, 7 and 8 are perspective views of the component parts of thedevice;

Figure 9 is a partial view of a window in a dwelling and illustratingseveral of the devices in assembled operative formation there- Referringmoreparticularly to the drawings and wherein different numerals areemployed to designate the various parts, the device consists of a plate1, preferably of rectangular shape and having a central, upstanding,hollow, longitudinal projection 2. The projection 2 includes a slot 3and both ends 4 and 5 are closed. In the construction of the plate 1carrying the longitudinal pro to the window frame, one overlapping the jection 2, there is inserted in the hollowed portion a lug, see Figure 8,having a threaded shank 7 and on which is placed-a butterfly nut 9 tohold the two parts together, as will be referred to more particularlyhereinafter. A plate 10, similar in construction to plate 1, is providedand includesan upstanding longitudinal projection 11, open on itsundersurface so that it may be slipped over and made to enclose andsnugly fit the projection 2, see Figure 2. The projection 11 is piercedat 12 and provides a hole for the insertion of the head of the shank 7,and there is also provided an element 13 having a similar hole 14. Inassembling the two plates the projection 11 is placed over theprojection 2, the ole ment 13 placed over the projection 11, the holes12 and ll registered and the shank of the lug drawn through and the nutplaced thereon, but not tightly, but just enough to permit the partstoslide one upon the other.

Inthe operation ofthe device on a motor vehicle to protect the glassdoors or windows, two of the devices (formed by the plates 1 and 10) areplaced against the glass 15, and which glass usually-is seated so as toslide in' the rubber pockets 16 which-hold it in place. The ends of theplates are then slipped between the window frame and the rubber pocket16. The sides of the plates of each device are locked as shown at 18,then the nuts 9 are tightened and the operator can then commenceapplying the paint or lac- In applying the device to a motor vehiclewindshield or to windows, doors, transoms, or other glass covering, thedevice is placed in the position shown in Figure 9, that is several ofthe devices are. placed in a line next ill) other, directlyton the glass19. The ends and sides of the plates will firmly abut the window frame20 and by tightening the nuts 9 are firmly held in place. In this mannerboth sides and the upper parts of the glass can be protected. Since thehollow projection 2 is closed at both ends there is no possible chancefor the paint or lacquer to pass through the plate to the glass, andwhen the plates are interlocked as at 18 in the application shown inFigure 1, no leakageof paint or lacquer will pass through to the glass.

Obviously modification may be made in the construction of the device inkeeping with the appended claim.

What is claimed is: In a device of the class described the combinationwith a plate having a central upstanding longitudinal projection, saidpro 5 jection heing hollow and having its upper surface provided with aslot, a second plate having a hollow central upstanding longitudinalprojection, said last named projection adjacent one end thereof beingprovided 10 with an opening in its upper side and having

